Examples of use of uterine contractions
1. In both humans and animals, this chemical messenger stimulates uterine contractions in labor and induces milk production.
2. Older mothers are more likely to be obese, take medication and have a medical disorder such as arthritis, depression, cancer, or higher risk of heart attack Pregnancy diseases increase, including the risk of pre–eclampsia (causing abnormally high blood pressure), haemorrhage, premature rupture of membranes and placenta praevia (low–lying placenta covering the cervix) Labour inductions, dysfunctional uterine contractions and abnormalities of the foetal heart rate are more common Emergency Caesarean sections are more common in older mothers, carrying complications of bleeding, infection, thrombosis and infertility Children of older fathers may suffer from schizophrenia and genetic disorders